SMC Networks SMC7901WBRA2 User Manual

Barricade™ Home Gateway ADSL Router with 802.11 b/g wireless capabilitiesSMC7901WBRA2 B1USER GUIDE

– 10 –ABOUT THIS GUIDEPURPOSE This guide gives specific information on how to install the ADSL Router and its physical and performance related chara

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationDoS– 100 – TCP SynWithData: Prevents the hacker sending a volume of requests for connections that cannot be comp

– 101 –9 ADMINISTRATION SETTINGSThe ADSL Router Administration Settings menu allows you to save the running configuration, upgrade the system softwa

CHAPTER 9 | Administration SettingsRemote Access– 102 –◆ Commit changes and Reboot — Select this option if you want to save your changes and make

CHAPTER 9 | Administration SettingsBackup/Restore Settings– 103 – TELNET: Provides remote access from a PC running a command-line interface. HTTP:

CHAPTER 9 | Administration SettingsSystem Log– 104 –SYSTEM LOGThe ADSL Router supports a logging process that controls error messages saved to mem

CHAPTER 9 | Administration SettingsSystem Log– 105 – Warning: An error condition that does not cause system problems but may require attention. No

CHAPTER 9 | Administration SettingsPassword Setup– 106 –PASSWORD SETUPManagement access to the ADSL Router is controlled through different levels

CHAPTER 9 | Administration SettingsUpgrade Firmware– 107 –UPGRADE FIRMWAREYou can update the ADSL Router’s firmware by using the Upgrade Firmware

CHAPTER 9 | Administration SettingsAccess Control Lists– 108 –ACCESS CONTROL LISTSThe ADSL Router supports Access Control Lists that filter IP add

CHAPTER 9 | Administration SettingsTime Zone– 109 –◆ Add — Adds the ACL to the ACL Table.ACL TABLELists the configured ACLs on both LAN and WAN po

– 11 –CONTENTSWARRANTY AND PRODUCT REGISTRATION 4COMPLIANCES 5ABOUT THIS GUIDE 10CONTENTS 11FIGURES 16TABLES 19SECTION I GETTING STARTED 201INTRODUC

CHAPTER 9 | Administration SettingsUPnP– 110 –UPNPUPnP (Universal Plug and Play) provides inter-connectivity between devices supported by the same

– 111 –10 ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONThe Advanced Configuration settings for the ADSL Router contain advanced system management configuration settings su

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationDNS Server– 112 –DNS SERVERThe Domain Name Server (DNS) implements a human recognizable web address to a numeri

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationDDNS– 113 –DDNSDynamic DNS (DDNS) provides users on the Internet with a method to tie a specific domain name to

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationDDNS– 114 –◆ DDNS provider — Specify the DDNS provider from the drop down menu. Options are: DynDns, or TZO. (D

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationRouting Configuration– 115 –ROUTING CONFIGURATIONThis page displays the information necessary to forward a pack

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationRouting Configuration– 116 –◆ Metric — Defines the number of hops between network nodes that data packets trave

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationRIP Configuration– 117 –RIP CONFIGURATIONRIP is an Internet protocol you can set up to share routing table info

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationIP QoS– 118 –IP QOSThe QoS setting page is used to configure Quality of Service (QoS) for Traffic Prioritizatio

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationIP QoS– 119 –◆ Port — The UDP/TCP/ICMP source/destination port or port range.◆ Protocol — The network protocol.

CONTENTS– 12 –3INITIAL CONFIGURATION 35ISP Settings 35Connecting to the Login Page 35Home Page and Main Menu 36Common Web Page Buttons 37Wizard

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationIGMP Proxy Configuration– 120 –◆ IP ToS — Displays the selected IP Type of Service.◆ WAN 802.1p — Displays the

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationBridge Configuration– 121 –BRIDGE CONFIGURATIONThis feature allows you to set the bridge aging time and to enab

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationIP Passthrough– 122 –IP PASSTHROUGHIP Passthrough enables a host computer on the LAN to have direct access from

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationSNMP Protocol Configuration– 123 –SNMP PROTOCOL CONFIGURATIONSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a com

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationTR-069 Configuration– 124 –◆ Community name (write-only) — Name of the write-only community. This write-only co

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationTR-069 Configuration– 125 –◆ Username — Enter the user name that the ADSL Router should use when connecting to

CHAPTER 10 | Advanced ConfigurationTR-069 Configuration– 126 –

– 127 –11 DIAGNOSTICSThe Diagnostics page is used to test the local Ethernet connection, or the WAN connection for the DSL signal and the connection

CHAPTER 11 | DiagnosticsATM Loopback– 128 –Figure 78: Ping ResultsATM LOOPBACKIn order to isolate the ATM interface problems, you can use ATM OAM

CHAPTER 11 | DiagnosticsADSL Tone Diagnostics– 129 –◆ Flow Type — Selects the ATM OAM flow type: F5 Segment: Shows results of an ATM OAM ping sent

CONTENTS– 13 –6 LAN CONFIGURATION 69LAN Interface 69DHCP Settings 70No DHCP 70DHCP Relay 71DHCP Server 727 WLAN CONFIGURATION 75WLAN Basic Sett

CHAPTER 11 | DiagnosticsDiagnostics Test– 130 –◆ Loop Attenuation (dB) — Displays the attentuation of the link to the ADSL Router and the service

CHAPTER 11 | DiagnosticsDiagnostics Test– 131 –◆ Select Internet Connection — Selects the Internet connection. (Default: vc0)◆ Run Diagnostic Test

– 132 –SECTION IIIAPPENDICESThis section provides additional information and includes these items:◆ “Troubleshooting” on page 133◆ “Hardware Specifi

– 133 –A TROUBLESHOOTINGDIAGNOSING LED INDICATORS IF YOU CANNOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET◆ Check that your computer is properly configured for TCP/IP.

APPENDIX A | TroubleshootingBefore Contacting Technical Support– 134 –BEFORE CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORTCheck the following items before you cont

APPENDIX A | TroubleshootingBefore Contacting Technical Support– 135 –3. If you forgot or lost the password: Set the ADSL Router to its default co

APPENDIX A | TroubleshootingBefore Contacting Technical Support– 136 –

– 137 –B HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONSWIRELESS TRANSMITPOWER (MAXIMUM)802.11b/g:802.11b: 18 dBm (typical)802.11g: 13 dBmWIRELESS RECEIVESENSITIVITY (MAXIM

APPENDIX B | Hardware Specifications– 138 –LED INDICATORS Power, WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network), LAN (Local Area Network), ADSL Sync, ADSL Dat

– 139 –C CABLES AND PINOUTSTWISTED-PAIR CABLE ASSIGNMENTSFor 10/100BASE-TX connections, a twisted-pair cable must have two pairs of wires. For 1000B

CONTENTS– 14 –10 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION 111DNS Server 112DDNS 113Routing Configuration 115RIP Configuration 117IP QoS 118IGMP Proxy Configurati

APPENDIX C | Cables and Pinouts10/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments– 140 –10/100BASE-TX PIN ASSIGNMENTSUse unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twis

APPENDIX C | Cables and PinoutsCrossover Wiring– 141 –Figure 83: Straight Through WiringCROSSOVER WIRINGIf the twisted-pair cable is to join two

APPENDIX C | Cables and PinoutsRJ-11 Ports– 142 –RJ-11 PORTSStandard telephone RJ-11 connectors and cabling can be found in several common wiring

– 143 –GLOSSARY10BASE-T IEEE 802.3-2005 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3 or better UTP cable.100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3-20

GLOSSARY– 144 –DYNAMIC HOSTCONFIGURATIONPROTOCOL (DHCP)Provides a framework for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP network. DHCP

GLOSSARY– 145 –NETWORK TIMEPROTOCOL (NTP)NTP provides the mechanisms to synchronize time across the network. The time servers operate in a hierarchi

GLOSSARY– 146 –services. All the services are delivered using a single radio channel, enabling Virtual AP technology to optimize the use of limited

– 147 –INDEXAaccess control 82ACLs 108ADSL capability 66ADSL modulation 65ADSL settings 65ADSL tone 67ADSL tone diagnostics 129advance

INDEX– 148 –routing table 57Ssecond BSSID 77self test 32SNMP protocol configuration 123subnet mask 40system log 104system requirements

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– 16 –FIGURESFigure 1: Top Panel 25Figure 2: Rear Panel 25Figure 3: Antenna 26Figure 4: LEDs 27Figure 5: Attach Feet 30Figure 6: Wall Mounting 31Fig

FIGURES– 17 –Figure 32: LAN Configuration 69Figure 33: No DHCP 70Figure 34: DHCP Relay 71Figure 35: DHCP Server 72Figure 36: MAC-Based Assignment 73

FIGURES– 18 –Figure 68: DDNS TZO 113Figure 69: Static Routing 115Figure 70: Dynamic Routing 117Figure 71: IP QoS 118Figure 72: IGMP Configuration 12

– 19 –TABLESTable 1: Key Hardware Features 21Table 2: LED Behavior 27Table 3: LED Indicators 133Table 4: 10/100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X Port Pinouts

20 MasonIrvine, CA 92618Phone: (949) 679-8000SMC7901WBRA2 B1User GuideNovember 2009Pub. # 149100000005AE112009-DT-R01

– 20 –SECTION IGETTING STARTEDThis section provides an overview of the ADSL Router, and describes how to install and mount the unit. It also describ

– 21 –1 INTRODUCTIONThe Barricade Wireless Broadband Router (SMC7901WBRA2 B1) provides a built-in ADSL modem and IEEE 802.11b/g wireless access poin

CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionDescription of Capabilities– 22 –◆ NAT also enables multi-user Internet access via a single user account, and virtual serv

CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionPackage Contents– 23 –◆ Security — The Barricade supports security features that deny Internet access to specified users,

CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionHardware Description– 24 –◆ SMC warranty information cardInform your dealer if there are any incorrect, missing or damaged

CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionHardware Description– 25 –Figure 1: Top PanelFigure 2: Rear PanelLED IndicatorsAntennaRJ-11 PortRJ-45 PortReset ButtonPo

CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionHardware Description– 26 –ANTENNA The ADSL Router includes one integrated 802.11b/g antenna for wireless connectivity.Figu

CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionHardware Description– 27 –LED INDICATORS The ADSL Router includes five status LED indicators, as described in the followin

CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionHardware Description– 28 –ETHERNET PORT The ADSL Router has one 100BASE-TX RJ-45 port that can be attached directly to 10B

– 29 –2 INSTALLING THE ADSL ROUTERThis chapter describes how to install the ADSL Router.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSYou must meet the following minimum requi

Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, n

CHAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL RouterMounting on a Horizontal Surface– 30 –MOUNTING ON A HORIZONTAL SURFACETo keep the ADSL Router from sliding o

CHAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL RouterMounting on a Wall– 31 –MOUNTING ON A WALLTo mount on a wall, follow the instructions below.Figure 6: Wall

CHAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL RouterConnecting and Powering On– 32 –Figure 7: Wall Mounting ScrewsCONNECTING AND POWERING ONConnect the AC powe

CHAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL RouterConnecting and Powering On– 33 –3. Position the Antenna – The antenna emits a radiation pattern that is toro

CHAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL RouterConnecting and Powering On– 34 –

– 35 –3 INITIAL CONFIGURATIONThe ADSL Router offers a user-friendly web-based management interface for the configuration of all the unit’s features.

CHAPTER 3 | Initial ConfigurationHome Page and Main Menu– 36 –Figure 8: Login PageHOME PAGE AND MAIN MENUAfter logging in to the web interface, t

CHAPTER 3 | Initial ConfigurationCommon Web Page Buttons– 37 –The web interface Main Menu menu provides access to all the configuration settings a

CHAPTER 3 | Initial ConfigurationWizard– 38 –WIZARDThe Wizard menu is designed to help you configure the basic settings required to get the ADSL R

CHAPTER 3 | Initial ConfigurationWizard– 39 – 1483 Router (IPoA) — Dynamic IP over ATM (IPoA). 1483 Bridged — The Bridged RFC 1483 Encapsulated Tr

– 4 –WARRANTY AND PRODUCT REGISTRATIONTo register SMC products and to review the detailed warranty statement, please refer to the Support Section of

CHAPTER 3 | Initial ConfigurationWizard– 40 –The following items are displayed on this page:◆ IP Address — Specifies an IP address for management

CHAPTER 3 | Initial ConfigurationWizard– 41 –The following items are displayed on this page:BASIC SETTINGS◆ Disable Wireless LAN Interface — Enabl

CHAPTER 3 | Initial ConfigurationWizard– 42 –STEP 4 - APPLYCHANGESThe following pages details the final step in the setup Wizard.Figure 13: Wizar

CHAPTER 3 | Initial ConfigurationWizard– 43 –Figure 14: System Restarting

CHAPTER 3 | Initial ConfigurationWizard– 44 –

– 45 –SECTION IIWEB CONFIGURATIONThis section provides details on configuring the ADSL Router using the web browser interface.This section includes

SECTION | Web Configuration– 46 –

– 47 –4 STATUS INFORMATIONThe Status menu displays information on the current system configuration, the wireless interface, the system statistics, b

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationSystem– 48 –SYSTEMThe ADSL Router System window displays basic system configuration settings, as well as basic DSL s

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationWAN– 49 –DSL:◆ Operational Status – Displays the status of the DSL connection.◆ Upstream Speed – The current upload

– 5 –COMPLIANCESFEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENTThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Clas

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationLAN– 50 –◆ Second DNS Server — Specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS server.LANThe ADSL Router LAN window di

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationWLAN– 51 –◆ MAC Address — Displays the physical layer address of the DHCP Client.◆ Time Expired (s) — Displays the d

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationTraffic Statistics– 52 –ASSOCIATED WIRELESS CLIENTSThe Associated Wireless Clients menu displays information on wire

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationDSL Statistics– 53 –◆ Rx drop — Displays the total number of received packets dropped by the specified interface.◆ T

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationDSL Statistics– 54 –The following items are displayed on this page:◆ Mode — Displays the connection mode for the ADS

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationARP Table– 55 –◆ S (RS code word size in DMT farme) — Displays the number of valid data symbols included by the RS c

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationBridging Table– 56 –The following items are displayed on this page:◆ IP Address — IP address of a local entry in the

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationRouting Table– 57 –ROUTING TABLEThe Bridge Forwarding Database Table displays a list of learned MAC addresses for th

CHAPTER 4 | Status InformationRouting Table– 58 –

– 59 –5 WAN CONFIGURATIONThis chapter describes WAN configuration on the ADSL Router. The WAN pages are used to configure standard WAN services, inc

COMPLIANCES– 6 –The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at t

CHAPTER 5 | WAN ConfigurationChannel Configuration– 60 –CURRENT ATM VCTABLEThe Current ATM VC Table is a display only table of the configured para

CHAPTER 5 | WAN ConfigurationChannel Configuration– 61 –The following items are displayed on this page:◆ Bridged Interface — Displays a virtual in

CHAPTER 5 | WAN ConfigurationChannel Configuration– 62 –◆ Protocol — Displays the protocol used for transmission of data packets.◆ ATM VCC — Displ

CHAPTER 5 | WAN ConfigurationATM Settings– 63 –AUTO PVC SETTINGS The Auto PVC Settings table allows the user to enable auto PVC searching and to a

CHAPTER 5 | WAN ConfigurationATM Settings– 64 –The following items are displayed on this page:CURRENT ATM VCTABLEThe Current ATM VC Table lists th

CHAPTER 5 | WAN ConfigurationADSL Settings– 65 –◆ Undo — Undoes any altered parameters made if the Apply Changes button has not been clicked.ADSL

CHAPTER 5 | WAN ConfigurationADSL Settings– 66 –◆ G.dmt — A standard that defines full-rate ADSL, and utilizes Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) signaling

CHAPTER 5 | WAN ConfigurationADSL Settings– 67 –ADSL TONE DSL technology employs a discrete multi-tone apparatus over standard wired telephone lin

CHAPTER 5 | WAN ConfigurationADSL Settings– 68 –

– 69 –6 LAN CONFIGURATIONThis chapter describes LAN configuration on the ADSL Router. You can use the web browser interface to access IP addressing

COMPLIANCES– 7 –◆ This device may be operated indoors only in all countries of the European Community using the 2.4 GHz band: Channels 1 - 13, excep

CHAPTER 6 | LAN ConfigurationDHCP Settings– 70 –◆ Secondary IP Address — Specifies a secondary IP address for management of the unit.◆ DHCP Pool —

CHAPTER 6 | LAN ConfigurationDHCP Settings– 71 –DHCP RELAY Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) can dynamically allocate an IP address and o

CHAPTER 6 | LAN ConfigurationDHCP Settings– 72 –DHCP SERVER The unit can support up to 253 local clients. Addresses are assigned to clients from a

CHAPTER 6 | LAN ConfigurationDHCP Settings– 73 –◆ Gateway Address — Specifies the gateway address through which traffic is routed from. Usually t

CHAPTER 6 | LAN ConfigurationDHCP Settings– 74 –

– 75 –7 WLAN CONFIGURATIONThis chapter describes wireless configuration on the ADSL Router. The unit contains an onboard IEEE 802.11b/g access point

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationWLAN Basic Settings– 76 –WLAN BASIC SETTINGSThe unit’s access point can function in one of three modes, mixed 802.11

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationSecond BSSID– 77 –the farther the transmission range. Power selection is not just a trade off between coverage area

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationWireless Security Setup– 78 –WIRELESS SECURITY SETUPDescribes the wireless security settings for each VAP, including

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationWireless Security Setup– 79 –Figure 40: Wireless Security Setup - NoneWEP SECURITY The following page describes the

COMPLIANCES– 8 –NEWZEALAND TELEPERMITWarning: 1. The grant of a Telepermit for any item of terminal equipment indicates only that Telecom has accept

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationWireless Security Setup– 80 –RADIUS SERVER◆ Port — Specifies the port number used to communicate with the RADIUS ser

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationWPA Security– 81 – Auto: Automatically selects the best authentication type to use.◆ Key Length — Selects between 64

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationAccess Control– 82 –ENTERPRISE (RADIUS)◆ Port — Specifies the port number used to communicate with the RADIUS server

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationWDS– 83 – Disable: Disables all ACLs. Allow Listed: Configures an allowed list of MAC addresses. Those MAC addresses

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationWDS– 84 –The following items are displayed on this page:NOTE: The Mode of the radio, under Basic Settings, must be s

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationAdvanced Settings– 85 –ADVANCED SETTINGSThe advanced radio configuration settings are described in the page that fol

CHAPTER 7 | WLAN ConfigurationAdvanced Settings– 86 –◆ Preamble Type — Sets the length of the signal preamble that is used at the start of a data

– 87 –8 FIREWALL CONFIGURATIONThe ADSL Router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters to limit the risk of intru

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationIP/Port Filtering– 88 –IP/PORT FILTERINGIP/Port filtering restricts connection parameters to limit the risk of i

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationIP/Port Filtering– 89 –◆ Protocol — Specifies the destination port type, TCP, UDP or ICMP. (Default: TCP).◆ Rule

COMPLIANCES– 9 –◆ The telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the operation of t

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationMAC Filtering– 90 –MAC FILTERINGMAC based packet filtering enables the ADSL Router to filter clients based on th

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationMAC Filtering– 91 –◆ Source MAC Address — Specifies a source MAC address.◆ Destination MAC Address — Specifies a

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationPort Forwarding– 92 –PORT FORWARDINGPort forwarding (sometimes referred to as tunneling) is the act of forwardin

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationPort Forwarding– 93 –◆ Local IP Address — Specifies the IP address on the local network to allow external access

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationURL Blocking– 94 –URL BLOCKINGBy filtering inbound Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) the risk of compromising the

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationDomain Blocking– 95 –◆ FQDN — Displays the fully qualified domain name to be blocked.◆ Delete Selected — Deletes

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationDMZ– 96 –◆ Add — Adds the specified domain name to the Domain Block Table.DOMAIN BLOCK TABLELists the domains to

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationDMZ– 97 –◆ Apply Changes — Applies the entered settings and prompts a second page to confirm saving changes to t

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationDoS– 98 –DOSDenial of Service (DoS) is an attempt by a hacker to flood an IP address, domain, or server with rep

CHAPTER 8 | Firewall ConfigurationDoS– 99 – Whole System Flood: FIN: Prevents a FIN (no more data from sender) flood in which part of a TCP packet